PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

TWO Little Owls perch on a fence as they enjoy their dinner .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

THIS caring wallaby shares her lunch with a hungry pigeon .

One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .